Karen Page

Becoming a vegetarian can often mean giving up beloved items. But Karen Page, the author of The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, thinks that the trade-offs don't have to be so extreme. She believes that for almost all flavors there can be substitutes that are often indistinguishable from the originals.

In a frenzied and scholarly approach, the team scoured the country for the best sommeliers from coast to coast, where they gleaned insights and secrets from dozens of cellar zealots who cumulatively represent decades of training and experience.